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115873 to 115973— Continued. 



115899. No. 3G7. A dark-green, un- 

 marked, somewhat elongate fruit 8 

 inches in diameter ; rind thin and 

 firm ; flesh fine-grained and of fair 

 flavor. 



115900. No. 368. A light-green fruit, 

 finely ribbed and netted with darker 

 green, 14 inches in diameter ; flesh 

 of fair texture and flavor. 



Nos. 115901 and 115902 were col- 

 lected at Agra, United Provinces, March 

 29, 1936. 



115901. No. 439. Tart us a. Form 

 grown in the rainy season. 



115902. No. 429. Tinda. Round fruits 

 6 inches in diameter, much esteemed 

 as a vegetable. 



115903 to 115935. Cucumis spp. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. 



115903 to 115926. Cucumis melo L. 



Muskmelon. 



Nos. 115903 to 115909 were collected 

 at Poona, March 14 and 15, 1936. 



115903. No. 254. Said to come from 

 near Shalapur. Fruits 8 inches 

 long, pointed at both ends, creamy 

 white, moderately netted, fragrant, 

 with white, sometimes very sweet 

 flesh. Seed cavity small ; seeds 

 firmly attached. 



115804. No. 255. Fruit fragrant, 

 golden brown, often with green 

 ribs ana heavily netted, subglobose, 

 about 8 inches in diameter, with a 

 pronounced navel in the blossom 

 end ; flesh bright salmon, somewhat 

 acid. 



115905. No. 260. Fruit much flat- 

 tened, 5 inches by 2% inches, 

 creamy white, smooth, with strange 

 fragrance ; flesh bright salmon of 

 fair flavor. 



115906. No. 261. Fruit top-shaped, 

 12 inches long, with a pronouncec 

 navel at the blossom end ; green 

 yellow with broken bands of yel- 

 low brown ; flesh green, melting. 

 fragrant ; fruit firm and keeps welli 



115907. No. 263. Fruit subglobose, 

 somewhat flattened, very firm, 

 cream-colored, heavily and strongly 

 netted, with a strong strange fra- 

 grance ; flesh thick, bright salmon, 

 of odd flavor. 



105908. No. 264. Fruit much elon- 

 gated, 15 inches by 8 inches, yel- 

 low, more or less netted, more or 

 less conspicuous navel ; flesh sal- 

 mon, firm but juicy, not much 

 flavor. 



115909. No. 268. Fruit subglobose, 10 

 inches long, orange and heavily 

 netted ; flesh salmon, somewhat 

 acid. 



Nos. 115910 and 115911 were col- 

 lected March 18, 1936, in Bombay. 



115910. No. 350. Fruit compressed, 6 

 inches by 4 inches, yellow to gold 

 and nearly smooth ; flesh white, 

 sweet, with a pleasant distinctive 

 flavor. 



115911. No. 353. Fruit football 

 shaped, 1 foot long, yellow, feebly 

 netted ; flesh white, rather flavor- 



115873 to 115873— Continued. 



Nos. 115912 to 115915 were col- 

 lected March 21, 1936, at Jalgaon, 

 Khandesh, Bombay Presidency. 



115912. No. 362. A smooth yellow 

 fruit 18 inches long ; flesh salmon, 

 somewhat insipid ; seed cavity 

 large, and flesh rather thin. 



115913. No. 371. A round fragrant 

 fruit, 6 inches in diameter, pale 

 green, heavily and coarsely ribbed ; 

 flesh white, insipid. Navel at blos- 

 som end. 



115914. No. 372. Fruit green-brown, 

 ribbed with pale green and some- 

 what netted, 6 inches in diameter ; 

 flesh salmon, insipid. 



115915. No. 373. Fruit pear-shaped, 

 smooth, cream-colored, 4 to 5 inches 

 long ; flesh greenish white ; rind 

 rather thin ; seed cavity compact 

 with seeds. 



Nos. 1151916 and 115917 were col- 

 lected at Jalgaon, East Khandesh, 

 Bombay Presidency, March 21, 1936. 



115916. No. 375. Fruit strongly net- 

 ted, yellow-brown, 6 by 4 inches ; 

 flesh green, melting, good flavor. 



115917. No. 376. Fruit round, some- 

 what elongate, 6 inches in diam- 

 eter, pale yellow and strongly net- 

 ted ; flesh salmon, thick and melt- 

 ing, often of good flavor. 



Nos. 115918 to 115922 were col- 

 lected at Itarsi, Central Provinces, 

 March 23, 1936. 



115918. No. 378. Fruit round or 

 slightly elongate, with conspicuous 

 navel at blossom end, yellow-brown, 

 strongly netted ; flesh thick, pale 

 salmon, acid, otherwise flavorless. 



115919. No. 379. Fruit flattened, 6 

 by 4 inches ; segments of yellow- 

 brown, heavily netted, alternate 

 with nearly smooth ones of dark 

 green ; flesh salmon, insipid. 



115920. No. 380. Fruit elongate, 14 

 by 4 inches, yellow, heavily netted 

 with broad, darker, unnetted ribs ; 

 flesh pale salmon, acid. 



115921. No. 381. Fruit elongate, 

 flask-shaped, up to 1 foot long, pale 

 yellow ; flesh paler, insipid. Skin 

 may be smooth or slightly netted. 



115922. No. 382. Fruit rounded ob- 

 long, 8 inches long, golden brown 

 with unbroken ribs of yellow ; 

 smooth skinned ; flesh salmon, good 

 flavor. 



Nos. 115923 to 115926 were col- 

 lected at Agra, United Provinces, 

 March 25, 1936. 



115923. No. 384. Fruits much flat- 

 tened, usually with a huge protrud- 

 ing navel over blossom end, up to 

 3% inches in diameter, smooth, 

 yellow, more or less ribbed or mot- 

 tled green. Rind very thin ; flesh 

 one-fourth inch thick, white. The 

 whole seed cavity is tightly packed 

 with seeds. 



115924. No. 411. Kharbuza. Proba- 

 bly a mixture of races or sub- 

 species. 



115925. No. 432. Kharbuza. Planted 

 in the rainy season. Most of the 



